Recipient of a 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)
While women in the United States account for nearly half the workforce, they continue to encounter unique personal, social, and structural dynamics as leaders. Authors Lisa De Frank Cole and Sherylle J. Tan explore these dynamics and more in
Women and Leadership: Journey Towards Equity. Grounded in leadership theory and research, this text delves into the barriers and challenges women face on their leadership journeys, including stereotypes, bias, inequality, discrimination, and domestic responsibilities. The text includes several chapters devoted to strategies and tools for overcoming obstacles, creating structural change, and moving towards greater equity.
Cuprins
Chapter 1: Why Study Women and Leadership
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 2: Historical Context
Chapter 3: Social Context
Chapter 4: Relevant Leadership Approaches and Theories
Chapter 5: Gender Differences in Norms, Styles, and Effectiveness
SECTION II: BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES
Chapter 6: Implications of Stereotypes and Bias
Chapter 7: Consequence of and Solutions for Inequality and Discrimination
Chapter 8: Work, Family, and Life Responsibilities
Chapter 9: Global and Cross-Cultural Leadership
SECTION III: SUPPORTS AND SOLUTIONS
Chapter 10: Developing Leader Identity and Leadership Capacities
Chapter 11: Navigating the Labyrinth
Chapter 12: Invisible Systems and Creating Structural Change
Chapter 13: Movement towards Equity
Despre autor
Sherylle J. Tan, Ph.D. is a developmental psychologist and Director of Internships and KLI Research at the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont Mc Kenna College. Dr. Tan’s research and publications focus on women and leadership, leadership education and development, and work-family issues. In addition to authoring numerous articles and chapters, Dr. Tan has been co-editor of SAGE Business Cases:Women and Leadership Series and co-edited Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives (2019), with Lisa De Frank-Cole. Other co-edited books include Leader Interpersonal and Influence Skills: The Soft Skills of Leadership (with Ron Riggio, 2014) and The Changing Realities of Work and Family: A Multidisciplinary Approach (with Amy Marcus-Newhall and Diane Halpern, 2008). Dr. Tan was elected 2016 chair of the Women and Leadership Member Community in the International Leadership Association, where she first met Lisa De Frank-Cole, and continues to serve as an emerita member of the Executive Leadership Team. Dr. Tan also has over 15 years of experience as an evaluator and evaluation consultant for non-profit agencies providing services for children and families in Southern California. She completed her BA in psychology at the University of California, Irvine. She earned an MA and Ph.D. in psychology, with an emphasis in applied developmental psychology, at Claremont Graduate University. She has a certificate in Leadership Coaching through Le AD Labs at Claremont Graduate University and is certified with the Connective Leadership Institute. In addition to her professional work, Dr. Tan is a Registered Yoga Teacher (200-RYT) through the Yoga Alliance and teaches vinyasa and restorative yoga at Pitzer College and The Yoga Unit in Claremont, CA. She lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, and Australian Shepard.
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